Comments on: Diplomacy http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tracy Rosen http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4630 Tracy Rosen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:32:18 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4630 You're right --> © 2007 Miss Rosen’s Classroom. Powered by Wordpress wearing MyJournal Hypereal They both look quite similar! Maybe I'll do a switch then, the sliding is annoying. (ps - that's another reason I blog, to play with blog design. Satisfies my need to play with visuals AND write...amazing ) Tracy Rosens last blog post..<a href="http://leadingfromtheheart.org/2008/07/18/this-is-a-test-post/" rel="nofollow">I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)</a> You’re right –> © 2007 Miss Rosen’s Classroom. Powered by Wordpress wearing MyJournal Hypereal

They both look quite similar! Maybe I’ll do a switch then, the sliding is annoying.

(ps - that’s another reason I blog, to play with blog design. Satisfies my need to play with visuals AND write…amazing )

Tracy Rosens last blog post..I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4622 Clay Burell Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:02:09 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4622 @Tracy, I never had the sliding translator feature. Sure you're not talking about a theme other than Widejournal - maybe hyperreal? @Tracy, I never had the sliding translator feature. Sure you’re not talking about a theme other than Widejournal - maybe hyperreal?

]]> By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4621 Clay Burell Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:59:47 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4621 @Tracy, your comments about why you blog really hit home. That's how I used to feel about it, and wish I still did - and how I'm trying to feel again by doing some mental hygiene to get back to basics. Thanks for the comments, all. I fantasize that people who race to the bottom for stats get waves of comments calling them on it. It's amazing how little we see that happen. @Tracy, your comments about why you blog really hit home. That’s how I used to feel about it, and wish I still did - and how I’m trying to feel again by doing some mental hygiene to get back to basics.

Thanks for the comments, all.

I fantasize that people who race to the bottom for stats get waves of comments calling them on it. It’s amazing how little we see that happen.

]]> By: Tracy Rosen http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4613 Tracy Rosen Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:27:02 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4613 It begs the question - why do we blog? I blog because it helps me to think. And it offers the added bonus of getting input on my thought processes from others - in writing so I can look back and reflect. If I ever start to forget about why I blog I hope that I can at least remember some of what you have written here. Tracy ps - I use the same template for my class blogs - how did you get the translation bits at the top to stop sliding down the side? Tracy Rosens last blog post..<a href="http://leadingfromtheheart.org/2008/07/18/this-is-a-test-post/" rel="nofollow">I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)</a> It begs the question - why do we blog?

I blog because it helps me to think.
And it offers the added bonus of getting input on my thought processes from others - in writing so I can look back and reflect.

If I ever start to forget about why I blog I hope that I can at least remember some of what you have written here.

Tracy
ps - I use the same template for my class blogs - how did you get the translation bits at the top to stop sliding down the side?

Tracy Rosens last blog post..I unlocked the key to Mysql and Php :)

]]> By: The Jose Vilson — Short Notes: Vale La Pena (It’s Worth The Sorrow) http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4599 The Jose Vilson — Short Notes: Vale La Pena (It’s Worth The Sorrow) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:22:28 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4599 [...] got to thinking about that because of this last post by Clay Burell that resonated with me a bit. Yes, it’s about the edublogosphere and how people care too much [...] [...] got to thinking about that because of this last post by Clay Burell that resonated with me a bit. Yes, it’s about the edublogosphere and how people care too much [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4481 Andrew Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:58:11 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4481 Thank you for encouraging others to discuss issues in a civil manner. We need the free exchange of ideas in order to improve our community. Local, national, global, and virtual... Most of us have at least two (hundred) reflective moments of, "Oh crap, did I really say that?" Good parents and teachers correct those faults and lead us to reflection without belittling the individual. Well done. Andrews last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndrewCarterKnoll/~3/334775330/obama-care-versus-mccain-care.html" rel="nofollow">Obama-Care Versus McCain-Care</a> Thank you for encouraging others to discuss issues in a civil manner. We need the free exchange of ideas in order to improve our community. Local, national, global, and virtual…

Most of us have at least two (hundred) reflective moments of, “Oh crap, did I really say that?” Good parents and teachers correct those faults and lead us to reflection without belittling the individual.

Well done.

Andrews last blog post..Obama-Care Versus McCain-Care

]]> By: Pat Hensley http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4479 Pat Hensley Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4479 I'll be honest - I don't understand the personal attacks. I think that it is okay to disagree with others on issues and debate about them (that's the fun of the conversation!) but to attack someone because you disagree with their views is just immature behavior. I don't think it is diplomacy as much as it is just sensible mature grown up behavior. We have a policy in our house that our kids grew up with and we try to model this constantly: If you have nothing nice to say, then don't say anything at all. This policy is also followed in my classroom. Why can't grownups act like grownups? Thanks for a great post! I’ll be honest - I don’t understand the personal attacks. I think that it is okay to disagree with others on issues and debate about them (that’s the fun of the conversation!) but to attack someone because you disagree with their views is just immature behavior. I don’t think it is diplomacy as much as it is just sensible mature grown up behavior. We have a policy in our house that our kids grew up with and we try to model this constantly: If you have nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. This policy is also followed in my classroom. Why can’t grownups act like grownups? Thanks for a great post!

]]> By: Ken Allan http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4478 Ken Allan Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:40:57 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4478 Kia ora Diane I so agree with your line "computers have simultaneously enlarged and narrowed our vision." It is applicable to many other aspects of their use. But the dimension-narrowing in communication in particular is one that society has had ample opportunity to explore, long before computers came on the scene. It is simply a matter of scale. Writing letters is a singularly narrow means of communication, but it is interactive and it gives opportunity for many to explore the same vagaries of lack of vocal expression, facial expression, tempo and body language, as in digital communication. Publishing books and newspapers brings opportunity for these perpetrations to a wider audience and to some extent match the communication breadth of Web 1.0 Internet, at least in order of magnitude. There is nothing new with this in Web 2.0 except for the opportunity for open discussion to take place 24/7 in a public arena of prodigious size. Ka kite Ken Allans last blog post..<a href="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2008/07/message-from-middle-earth-on-itcansay.html" rel="nofollow">A Message from Middle-earth on ItCanSay</a> Kia ora Diane

I so agree with your line “computers have simultaneously enlarged and narrowed our vision.” It is applicable to many other aspects of their use. But the dimension-narrowing in communication in particular is one that society has had ample opportunity to explore, long before computers came on the scene.

It is simply a matter of scale.

Writing letters is a singularly narrow means of communication, but it is interactive and it gives opportunity for many to explore the same vagaries of lack of vocal expression, facial expression, tempo and body language, as in digital communication.

Publishing books and newspapers brings opportunity for these perpetrations to a wider audience and to some extent match the communication breadth of Web 1.0 Internet, at least in order of magnitude.

There is nothing new with this in Web 2.0 except for the opportunity for open discussion to take place 24/7 in a public arena of prodigious size.

Ka kite

Ken Allans last blog post..A Message from Middle-earth on ItCanSay

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4477 Cathy Nelson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:36:26 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4477 "Praise locally, criticize globally." Said by Doug Johnson Blue Skunk Blog Cathy Nelsons last blog post..<a href="http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/survey-saysresults-shared/" rel="nofollow">Survey says…results shared</a> “Praise locally, criticize globally.”
Said by Doug Johnson
Blue Skunk Blog

Cathy Nelsons last blog post..Survey says…results shared

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://beyond-school.org/2008/07/14/diplomacy/#comment-4476 Cathy Nelson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:32:59 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=739#comment-4476 WELL SAID Diane!! I love your ways with words. Cathy Nelsons last blog post..<a href="http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2008/07/13/survey-saysresults-shared/" rel="nofollow">Survey says…results shared</a> WELL SAID Diane!! I love your ways with words.

Cathy Nelsons last blog post..Survey says…results shared

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